The Dunedin Local Planning Agency (LPA) met at City Hall on August 12, 2026, beginning at 6:00 PM, as an advisory body to the City Commission. The board approved prior meeting minutes, conducted a quasi-judicial public hearing on a downtown rezoning request, and made membership recommendations for the LPA. All votes were unanimous unless otherwise noted.
Good evening, everybody. It is the August 12th, 2026 meeting of the local planning agency will now come to order. The local planning agency is an advisory board of citizens appointed by the city commission. This board is comprised of volunteers who represent the thoughts and concerns of the community. The purpose of tonight's meeting is to make recommendations to the city commission regarding each item on the agenda. Except for quasi-judicial items, which are identified on the agenda, tonight's format will be as followed. I will introduce each item on the agenda, after which the city representative will present information about it. Thereafter, members of the local planning agency will have the opportunity to ask questions of the city representative. Finally, anyone from the public may come forward. Those from the public wishing to provide comments will please approach the lectern, state your name and address for the record, and then utilize the microphone so that comments can be recorded. Individual speakers are limited to three minutes of speaking time, and we kindly request that speakers be respectful of the clock countdown. Citizens speaking on an agenda item or during citizens' comment shall not engage in loud, boisterous and or disruptive speech or conduct. Any speech or speaker that has continued inappropriate or irrelevant comments will be requested to relinquish the podium. Okay. With that, I do want to do one reminder for the members up here to please be sure to turn on your microphone and turn off when you're done. Good. Okay. All right. The first item on our agenda tonight is to approve the July 8th, 2026 LPA minutes. Are there any questions, questions, additions, deletions to those minutes? No. Hearing none, do I hear a motion to accept the minutes as submitted? I do. Sally makes a motion. Do we have a second? I second. Dr. Broom seconds. It has been moved and seconded to accept the minutes. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Okay. Minutes are passed. Okay. Item uh second item on the agenda is item one B, is a quasi-judicial item in nature. And as such, the format will be as follows. While the local planning agency is a non or is a not a quasi-judicial board and therefore has no final decision making power. Our procedures for quasi-judicial items will be structured in a quasi-judicial manner. The commission will be the ultimate quasi-judicial decision making authority. The process will be as follows. I will introduce each item, after which the city representative will present information about it. Thereafter, members of the local planning agency will have the opportunity to question the city representative. The applicant will present information about the item. Thereafter, the members of the local planning agency will have an opportunity to ask the applicant questions. If the applicant has any questions of staff or any we ask that those be addressed to the board. Finally, anyone from the public may come forward. Those please utilize the speaker's lectern, state your name and uh address for the record, and please limit your comments to three minutes. Okay. Upon uh conclusion of each public hearing, the local planning agency will consider the evidence before it and will vote on the agenda item.